Donnie Harold Crisel (20)
Born
Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas
Death
16 Jun 1979, Irvine, Orange County, California
Tragically, Donnie Crisel was one of the victims of California serial murderer, Randy Kraft who was convicted of murdering 16 men and boys between 1972 and 1983 and is on death row for his crimes. He was known as the “Scorecard Killer.” He was known to have killed at least another 51 young men and boys and is the most prolific serial murderer in California history.
A Marine stationed at Tustin Airbase. Crisel’s body was discovered on the Irvine Center on-ramp to the northbound San Diego Freeway in Irvine, CA. Crisel was shoved or thrown from a moving vehicle. The cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning and drugs were found in his system. Crisel’s left nipple was burned with an automobile cigarette lighter. Crisel had ligature marks on his neck and wrists. Crisel was a “MARINE” found “DRUCK” nude with only his “SHORTS” on. The coded word “MARINE DRUNK SHORTS” is represented on Kraft’s Scorecard found in his trunk the night of his arrest.
